Fans Are Losing It Over ABC's Texas-Oklahoma Game Feed Screw Up
Texas-Oklahoma fans were left puzzled, confused and angry as the national ABC broadcast game feed had major tech issues.
Unfortunately, it came at the worst possible time as within just a few minutes into the game when No. 3 Texas did a fake punt against rival No. 12 Oklahoma. The only issue, viewers had to piece it together like it was a '90s bootleg Cinemax channel at night time.
Eventually, word got around to broadcasters Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit who apologized for the technical mess.
"We apologize " Fowler said while also blaming it on power issues that the ABC tech teams are working on and trying to get the "microphones back up and running."
Hey ABC, just take out the Nintendo game cartridge, blow on it twice and put it back into the machine! Everyone knows that's how to fix any skipping issue!
Coincidentally enough, the ESPN2 alternate cast had no problems with it. And just who was calling that one? Mr. ESPN himself, the savior, the golden boy, Pat McAfee.
I wouldn't put it past him or his crew to have sabotaged or rearranged the cable wires in the broadcast trucks. We all know McAfee wants to do even more for the network than the 10 things they already have him doing.
Eventually, ESPN got their act together and properly handled a matchup between two top-15 ranked teams. The game has been a back and forth battle with both fan bases and players realizing just how important a victory would be in this long-heated battle between both Universities.